Chinese company plans to launch taxi service in Uzbekistan
A Chinese company intends to enter Uzbekistan's taxi market with 5,000 vehicles and its own application, First Deputy Minister of Transport Mamanbiy Omarov said in an interview with the Spot outlet on October 16.
According to the first deputy head of the Ministry of Transport, this will be a new player in the transportation market that intends to launch soon. The company's name, service launch dates, and fares have not yet been disclosed.
The statement came after a large-scale disruption in Yandex Go services occurred on October 11. The cause of the problems in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan was the emergency shutdown of the company's data center in Russia due to damage sustained during a drone attack.
According to Spot, amid the disruptions at Yandex Go, demand shifted among competitors: from October 11 to 13, orders on the Uklon service were 2–3 times higher than on average for similar days, while orders on the MyTaxi service increased 15 times.
What it means
This is only about plans for now: the company intends to enter the market with 5,000 cars and its own app, but its name, launch date, and fares have not been announced.
Sources
- Spot.uz: Китайская компания планирует выйти на рынок такси Узбекистана — Минтранс media outlet
- Upl.uz: В Узбекистане появится новый игрок на рынке такси media outlet
- UzDaily: Китайская компания планирует запустить в Узбекистане сервис такси с 5 тыс. автомобилей media outlet
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Published 17 October 2026, 16:17 · No updates · Russian original
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